Financial sanctions have been used by the United States to target enemy countries and foreign criminal enterprises. Iran, Venezuela, and senior government officials in various countries have faced American sanctions, but there is an ongoing debate over the effectiveness of this tool. Four sanctions experts and Princeton alums will discuss in...

The Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) is organizing this conference to bring together leading academics, journalists, and policymakers to discuss the state of the US Presidency. This conference is open to all members of the Princeton University community, by pre-registration, but is not open to the...

Jay Clayton was nominated to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2017 by President Donald Trump and sworn in on May 4, 2017, following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on May 2, 2017.

Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Clayton was a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where for over 20 years he advised...

Lecture: Since 1949, China has adopted nine national military strategies, known as “strategic guidelines.” The strategies adopted in 1956, 1980, and 1993 represent major changes in China's military strategy...

A major policy question today is how to prevent people from joining violent groups, such as ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and gangs in Latin America. Often people assume it's mainly for economic reasons, but as social psychology and behavioral economics tells us, financial reward is rarely the sole motivator of behavior. Dr. Rebecca Wolfe, ...